Question

Which of the following statements is TRUE with regards to coding pregnant women with diabetes? Group of answer choices

1) Pregnant women with diabetes should be assigned a code from category O24, Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, first, followed by the appropriate diabetes mellitus code (E08–E13).

2) Pregnant women with diabetes should be assigned the appropriate diabetes code (E08–E13) first, followed by a code from category O24, Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

3) Pregnant women with diabetes should be assigned a code from category O24, Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. No code other diabetes code (E08–E13) should be assigned.

4) Pregnant women with diabetes should be assigned either a code from category O24, Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, or the appropriate diabetes mellitus code (E08–E13). The sequencing does not matter.

Answer 1

ANSWER.

* According to ICD-10-CM coding guideline

     1) Pregnant women with diabetes should be assigned a code from category O24,

         Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy,childbirth and the puerperium, first ,followed by

         the appropriate diabetes mellitus code (E08-E13).